diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c
index cdc07c477457b557a82288dd676eaeca6a4eee71..9b5ea8ba7216afe1d205b7d2fb1e8a2d5e8e0c37 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c
@@ -3105,8 +3105,8 @@ static int iwl_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
  out_pci_disable_device:
 	pci_disable_device(pdev);
  out_ieee80211_free_hw:
-	ieee80211_free_hw(priv->hw);
 	iwl_free_traffic_mem(priv);
+	ieee80211_free_hw(priv->hw);
  out:
 	return err;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
index c390dbd877e4a59000571e2064e7eba4611bddbd..837a193221cf3f1969064455e6b3267f4da3dd2d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
@@ -4096,8 +4096,8 @@ static int iwl3945_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *e
 	pci_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
 	pci_disable_device(pdev);
  out_ieee80211_free_hw:
-	ieee80211_free_hw(priv->hw);
 	iwl_free_traffic_mem(priv);
+	ieee80211_free_hw(priv->hw);
  out:
 	return err;
 }